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Recommended Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Before and After Splenectomy

#Management #Asplenic #Asplenia #Vaccinations #PrimaryCare #Vaccines #Splenectomy
Vaccinations for Asplenic ... Patients - Before and After ... #Management #Asplenic ... #Asplenia #Vaccinations
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic ... cell disease • Splenic ... artery aneurysm ... , Splenic artery ... compression • Splenic
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... febrilepodcast #asplenic ... #Asplenia #Management
Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy - Arterial Branches
1) Common Hepatic Artery
2) Splenic Artery
3) Left Gastric Artery

By @rev.med

#Celiac
Celiac Artery Trunk ... Common Hepatic Artery ... 2) Splenic Artery ... ) Left Gastric Artery ... rev.med #Celiac #Artery
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
#Clinical #Pathology ... #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Seagull Sign on POCUS - Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy

Celiac trunk branching into hepatic and splenic arteries
POCUS - Celiac Artery ... into hepatic and splenic ... POCUS #Celiac #Artery ... Trunk #labeled #clinical
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
to Consider in Asplenia ... Bordetella holmesii #Asplenia
Infectious Risks in Asplenia and Deficiencies in Humoral Immunity and Complement - Venn Diagram
Humoral Immunity:
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Infectious Risks in Asplenia ... #complement #Asplenia
Clinical image showing neck seat belt sign (diagonal abrasions are present along the course of the
Clinical image showing ... Patient's presenting after ... blunt carotid artery ... blunt carotid artery ... #EM #Clinical #Trauma
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Post-splenectomy or Asplenia